by Gary | Apr 20, 2020 | Technology
I’m a big fan of Traveling Mailbox. it makes dealing with mail soooo much easier. See our full review at Dealing with Snail Mail while living in Mexico. I also like using a VPN service – especially when I want to work around accessing geo-restricted...
by Gary | Mar 26, 2020 | Financial, Mexico, Technology
One of our more popular posts is regarding our trials and tribulations of paying our CFE (Electric) bill online in Mexico. In that post, I provided some ways to pay a Mexico electric bill (CFE) online. There are definitely some challenges paying Mexico utility bills...
by Gary | Mar 23, 2020 | Financial, Mexico, Technology
Over the past year, the conversion rate from US dollars (USD) to Mexican pesos (MXN) has been about 19 to 1. This means that 1 US dollar is worth about 19 pesos. This rate changes constantly, based on a variety of factors. Over the past year it’s...
by Gary | Mar 6, 2020 | Mexico, travel
Years ago, when we were still living in the US, we were approved for Global Entry. Recently, it was time to renew our Global Entry (you need to renew every 5 years or so). But, now that we’re living in Mexico – would that be a problem? What is Global...
by Gary | Jan 9, 2020 | Financial, Mexico, Taxes
In the last post, I discussed the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE), and how it can save you a boatload of money. In addition, us US expats can also take advantage of the Foreign Housing Exclusion. The Foreign Housing Exclusion allows you to deduct the excess of...
